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Wolfgang Hassa from ReinraumZelt on the "cleanroom tent" concept

The founder of Germany-based “Cleanroom Tent”, Wolfgang Hassa, speaks to Sophie Bullimore about what applications a cleanroom tent is ideal for, how they work, and dives into the company’s rental model

Computational Fluid Dynamics: preventing cleanroom design errors before they happen

Mona Åkerholm from Elomatic looks at the issues that modelling airflow and particle transport before construction begins can prevent

Cleanroom Technology Awards 2026: The winners

The winners of the Cleanroom Technology Awards 2026 have now been revealed. The 2026 edition brought together some of the most forward-thinking organisations in the industry, recognising innovation, technical excellence, and impactful advancements across cleanroom design, operation, and technology

Building a robust CCS: Do settle plates require locking lids?

Yoggya De Silva from AnalytiChem UK (formerly Cherwell) discusses the sample security issues that can impact a contamination control strategy

Cleanroom hand tool selection: a practical guide to ISO 14644 compliance

John Basso, Director of Marketing at Sonic Tools, explains why verifying hand tool compliance before purchase is essential for maintaining cleanroom standards and avoiding costly disruptions

Southeast Asia cleanroom report: a maturing market

The world is only becoming more technologically advanced and globally connected. With this in mind, Sophie Bullimore looks at the influences and business moves in Southeast Asia’s cleanroom sector

Cleanroom case study: Using automation in microbiological environmental monitoring

Steffen Gröber and Muhammed Ali Turac from Syntegon present a case study showing how an international CDMO implemented automated settle plate changers to reduce manual interventions, maintain Annex 1 compliance, and improve cleanroom monitoring efficiency

What is the future of cleanroom design with a focus on sustainability?

AES Cleanroom Technology talks about the sustainability pressures facing cleanroom design and cleanroom air control in 2025 and whether the modular trend can help tackle these

The evolution of fault detection and diagnostics in cleanroom operations

Patrick Kelly from Thrive Buildings talks about the direction fault detection technology in environmental monitoring is taking and some common culprits

EXCLUSIVE: PFENNIG opens “laser holodeck” for cleanroom training

PFENNIG Reinigungstechnik has unveiled a cleanroom training facility that uses ceiling-mounted lasers and sensor-equipped mop technology to make manual cleaning measurable and reproducible

Case study: What you need to consider for bioconjugate cleanroom design

Kate Johnson from bioconjugate manufacturer, Biosynth, looks back at the major considerations surrounding the nature of the product that the team took into the cleanroom design

Top cleanroom builds of 2025

Sophie Bullimore highlights the major cleanroom builds throughout 2025, and who was winning the contracts

2025: What happened in the cleanroom market?

Sophie Bullimore looks back at what was happening in the cleanroom sector in 2025, and what trends jumped out amongst the rest

Your options for aseptic transfer systems for isolator and RABS

Dr Timo Krebsbach and Dipl.-Ing. Frank Lehmann from SKAN discuss the landscape of transfer options in pharmaceutical barrier systems

Reusable vs single-use cleanroom garments in traditional Grade B cleanrooms

Matts Ramstorp from BioTekPro summarises the current situation with regard to cleanroom garments, in relation to future demands and recent scientific findings

What determines the efficiency of a cleanroom air filter?

Did you know that cleanrooms are classified by their air cleanliness level? This is determined by the concentration of airborne particles per unit of volume. The primary international standard for this classification is ISO 14644-1. This standard classifies cleanrooms from ISO 1 (cleanest) to ISO 9 (least clean)

Analysing air patterns around an Open-RABS

The Telstar team walks through a CFD evaluation of potential cross-contamination risks of an open-RABS in a cleanroom environment

Opinion: What is the future of robots in cleanroom maintenance and cleaning?

Ryan McClymonds from i-team Global, explores key challenges of cleanroom cleaning and how these prompted the world’s first battery-powered cleanroom floor cleaning range

10 tips to prepare your pharmaceutical cleanroom for a GxP inspection

Tamika Cathey from NSF gives her top tips to pass FDA, MHRA and EU Annex 1 inspections, ranging from conducting a risk assessment to verifying materials and workflows

Designing contamination control into pharmaceutical equipment

Contamination Control Strategies (CCS) demand a holistic approach to personnel, process design, equipment, and environmental controls. Dr Dave Seaward, from 3P Innovation dives into equipment design aspects that make the difference to the entire system

Stick-built vs modular cleanroom: Which is the right choice for you?

Angstrom company, Life Science Solutions, gives a detailed pros and cons list of the ever-important decision

Opinion: What is the future of robots in cleanroom maintenance and cleaning?

Ryan McClymonds from i-team Global, explores key challenges of cleanroom cleaning and how these prompted the world’s first battery-powered cleanroom floor cleaning range

What is happening in the Indian cleanroom market: Schedule M, IPOs, partnerships and more

Sophie Bullimore looks at the shifting regulatory pressures in the Indian cleanroom sector that are catalysing change across the sector

Pharmaceutical manufacturing: Holistic approaches to digitisation and Industry 4.0

Steven Ng from AST explains how to balance capitalising on the advancements in manufacturing environment technology with meeting 2025’s regulatory demands

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